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Howzit/Molo everyone! I'm learning the languages pretty well and apparently sounding more South African everyday as people regularly ask me where i'm from in Africa! Don't you worry tho...I set them straight and tell them i'm Canadian as I'm very patriarchal :) I just want to apologize for the late post. South Africa has this thing called "load shedding" where they cut off the power in specific towns for a few hours at a time and I never know when its going to happen. The last 2 times I was all ready to blog, had my tea made, PJ's on and christian music playing, the power just dies...meaning no wifi or any use of technology...just my luck eh! Anyways i'm on now and so far so good! No power cuts yet! YYYaaaaaaaYYYY!! This past week has been awesome (as is every week!) I went to the Hillsong opening Church service last Sunday in one of them most dangerous townships in South Africa. God is going to do some amazing things there! The paster was preaching about facing our Giants in life. We all have them, whether big or small but he said something that really stuck with me this week. He said something along the lines of... don't tell God about your big "giant" in life, tell the "giant" about your big God because God is BIGGER, STRONGER and more POWERFUL then any trail in life! (Thats my speal for the week lol) This past friday was a very fun filled crazy day! I started in the school for disabled kids, then got driven to a kids feeding program in another township then got to be apart of a mentoring program for young teenage gals. Boy oh boy this was quite the experience! There were about 150-200 children there, although normally theres 300, give or take. I absolutely fell in love with the children! Some were shirtless, bleeding, starving, happy, depressed, in need of love, or just simply content. Every child touched my heart in a VERY special way. The program is another NGO (non government organizing) and is full of loving volunteers who are totally on fire for the Lord. The vibe was beyond anything I can describe! We sang songs in both english and Khosa, although i physically couldn't move because I had so many children stuck to me, holding me from every angle, touching my pony tail, moving my arms around their necks for a hug, touching my legs (I may have forgotten to shave so they were probably VERY confused) and trying to get my attention any way possible. Cutest thing ever tho. You would think that being around kids all day is totally draining, and to be honest some days I have zero energy, but on Friday seeing the children's happiness in the midst of their poverty and seeing their smiling faces amongst their desperation filled me up more then I can ever imagine. Who needs energy bars or red bull when you can dance and sing with little kids for hours!! I have a quick story that I want to share, so i'm sorry if this is a long blog but theres just so much to share and I wish I could tell every story, share with you every touching moment, but unfortunately I can't write well enough to describe the preciousness of the children and capture the joy that the kiddies bring to me...and you would be reading a blog all day with horrible spelling and confusing sentences! Once upon a time...haha just kidding! The pastor was teaching about trusting God, even when in the midst of desperation, and putting your faith in Him. He picked this little girl to come up to the front. She was very quite, not rowdy like the others, and had a very sad look on her face. When he called her up she slowly made her way to the front of the room...very quietly and anxiously. When she arrived at the pastors side he asked her if she trusted him. After a minute she nodded her head in approval and he then pull out 10 rand (1 Canadian dollar). The whole room broke out in "ouse" and "ah's." Half those children would never see that much money, let alone hold it! The little girl was so shocked she froze, didn't beleve it! The pastor then explained that when you trust God He will provide you with something special, He will meet your needs. The little girl was still standing at the front, trying to grasp the idea that she was "rich" and then all of a sudden a boy from the audience runs up to her and robs her! He was only about 6 or 7 and takes off with the money!! The room laughed and someone chased him to get the bill back but the thought is scary. Even in sunday school on a friday afternoon, in front of group of people, the little boy had the nerve to steal from this girl. Just goes to show how desperate people are, even from a young age. We got the money back to the girl and I helped her put in safely in her pocket and told her to leave it in their until she was safely home. She spent the rest of the day by my side, or in my lap, too nervous to leave for fear of getting robbed! It was funny at the time, but also sad to think about their way of life, because in Townships robbery is part of your everyday life. For example friends of mine in the surfing program were suppose to teach youngsters how to surf but it got cancelled due to a gun fight from a robbery in so they couldn't enter because of safety reasons! Scary eh! Today (Monday Feb the 9th) I spent the morning and afternoon teaching students from another township to swim. We had a buss load of girls come then a buss load of boys, both groups full of energy and "swagga!" Some have never swam before and others have but weren't very comfortable or secure in the water. I got placed with the students who have never swam before and the experience was super awesome! The girls were a little more timid but very giggly and fun, where the boys were more competitive but hilarious to work with :) Every monday i'll be working with them and the goal is to get them surfing in about 5 weeks time. I've been surfing 3 times now so thankfully I have some experience to attempt to help them out...although I can't make any promises as its a lot harder then it looks! Everytime I get up and start riding a wave I get too excited and lose focus... resulting in a face first blow into the salty massive waves! (I'm working on my ADD for this) Heres 3 Hillsong songs that we've been singing in church and they've truly touched me this week and have played at least 15 times each day! If you need a good song to let loose too I highly suggest blasting these in the morning! Such a good way to start your day :D God bless! Heaps of love XO
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